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typeId: term
recordId: secret
fields:
  title: Secret
  definition: Sensitive value such as API key, token, credential, passphrase, or
    private endpoint credential.
  order: 1420
  usage:
    - Secrets do not replicate by default and should be host-mediated.
  sourceDocument: /home/johnb/Downloads/benac_terms_and_definitions_v0_1.md
  sourceVersion: 0.1 Terminology Draft
  sourceDate: 2026-05-02
  sourceSections:
    - 12. Encryption, decryption, and disclosure terminology
---
